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Beneficiation with selective flocculation using hydroxamates

US6041939A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1998
Grant dateMar 28, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC22B1/00
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process which uses selective flocculation with hydroxamates for the beneficiation of mixtures of mineral particles (such as kaolin clays). The increased selectivity of hydroxamates for certain mineral phases within kaolin clays and other mixtures of mineral particles improves the process over selective flocculation processes utilizing other activators.

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